Thank God, was the first thing that went through her mind. She smiled outwardly and asked instead, "Are we going in circles? I feel like we passed that pizza parlor twice - is that Frankie?" Her eyes narrowed as she stared across the street at the Rottweiler outside a pizzeria, tied to a bike rack. "Aw, he looks miserable. That is him, I think..."

"Sevilla," Joel started, Puerto Rican accent rolling heavy off the tongue as he eyed the restaurant. He turned to Evelyn and grinned. "Looks like a pleasant little joint you guys have picked out here, gals."

Taylor nodded as he too walked in, Carrie at his side.

"Nice digs, for sure." Taylor said, smiling in agreement.

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Juan had been walking around the restaurant talking to costumers, and making sure everything was running smoothly, he spotted a group of four young looking kids, and instantly recognized Evelyn amongst the group.

"Hi how man--"

"Evelyn!" Juan announced her arrival loudly, startling the hostess. He walked over to her and shook her hand, "So nice to see you again, I had a feeling you would be back."

"Aimee, I'll take care of them, she's a good friend." Juan beamed, his brown eyes lit up, "How are you Evelyn? How come Jacob did not come with you this time?" He asked as he scanned the restaurant for a nice table for the kids.

Evelyn paused for a moment. "Oh, sure," she said, sitting down and sliding in. She kicked Carrie under the table once she was seated across from the blond.

Carrie gave her an innocent "What?" look. Evelyn narrowed her eyes just slightly. They had been over this before. Having been long-term friends, it was clear between them that if it wasn't a date, they should both be seated on one side of the booth, the guys on the other.

THIS was now suspiciously looking like a date.

Evelyn busied herself looking through her menu but she already knew what she was having. Except maybe this time, she'd go for something less spicy in the entree.

The waiter approached them to take their orders. "Red snapper with the onions," Evelyn told him, looking down her menu at the meat section. She handed it over to him and then paused and added, "Oh, and the tartuffo ice cream dessert after, please."

Carrie went for the chicken dish with red wine and cheesecake. She handed over her menu too and then flashed a brief smile Taylor's way when she realized he was seated right next to her.

Joel slid in beside Evelyn and glanced over the menu whilst Taylor placed an order for Shrimp Ajillo and a cheesecake and looked to Carrie grinning as well.

"Pues..." Joel sighed heavily and looked up to their waiter. "De primero quiero el pollo ajillo, y de postre quiero...ah pues... what's good for dessert?" He turned and looked to Evelyn as OBVIOUSLY she'd been there previously.

Evelyn wondered what the random smiles everyone was shooting each other were. She blinked instead.

"Try the tartuffo. I had it last time. It's heaven on earth," she suggested. She rested her hands on the table after placing her bag between her and Joel on the bench.

"Oh, Joel, how's your little sister?" she asked him while he decided. Carrie had placed her own bag on her lap across the table.

"Ooh, you have a little sister?" she asked Joel in surprise. "I've always wanted a sister! I got stuck with two older brothers instead! All they do is push me around. It's like being the youngest gifts you the slave label."

Evelyn bit her lower lip to hide her grin - and then her phone buzzed obnoxiously loudly in her purse. She jolted a little. "Sorry."

The waiter looked amused. "You can order dessert when I bring the entrees," he told them. "No worries." He walked off.

Evelyn had reached out a hand and unzipped her purse, digging through it and pulling out her iPhone. She held it under the table to glance at the text.

Her eyes widened in confusion. How is your date? Jake had texted. What date? This? He must have seen her Facebook status.

She frowned and replied: Carrie n Taylor making lovey eyes at each other across table. Going great. -__-

Message could not be sent. Retry popped up on her screen. She frowned and retried obediently.

"Right," the redhead replied apologetically, stuffing the phone into her bag without wasting more time. She could tell Jake about this later, she figured. It wasn't all that terribly important and he'd probably fall asleep halfway through.

The waiter returned with their respective meals. Evelyn picked up her fork and knife and sliced into her snapper. "Oh, right, sorry, Joel, How's your sis? I got distracted, I'm sorry," she said, wiping her mouth on a napkin after her first bite.

Joel went ahead and ordered the tartuffo when the waiter returned and then turned to face Carrie and Evelyn better whilst picking at his food. He eyeballed Evelyn as she went ahead with fiddling with her phone. He blinked a few times as she apologized.

"Ah...its fine," he said, going ahead and taking a bite before replying to the question. "Yeah, I've got a kid sister," he answered Carrie. "She's doing fine, still in Ash Creek with Ma and doing great in school, playing soccer this year for the kiddy divisions."

Taylor turned to Carrie.

"I hear you about the slave label. I'm the youngest of four, three older sisters," he chuckled.

"Well, I suppose, but there's times I miss having a gal, you know?" Joel admitted truthfully. He sincerely missed having someone to call his own and to love up to. Being affectionate and an overall loving guy was one of his strong suits in his and many others' opinions.

Taylor laughed somewhat at Evelyn's interjection. He nodded his head and gestured his fork Evelyn's way.

"You're FUNNY. Being single sucks, its nothing like its chalked up to be." He said, returning to eating his dinner.

Joel gave a slight shrug at Taylor's statement as part of him agreed with it.

Evelyn shifted in her seat. Carrie sent her a meaningful grin and Evelyn felt her cheeks heat up. She looked firmly down at her plate, poking her fish.

Why must you be so damn thick? Carrie fumed silently. She turned to Joel. "Well, have you seriously dated since your last girlfriend? Or are you just not looking for anything?" she asked him curiously.

"Ahh," Carrie said. She threw Taylor a sidelong glance. He was clearly on the same page. "Well, hey, loads of awesome people in this city," she said. "You'll probably have a new girlfriend on your arm soon enough, good-looking guy like you. Don't you think, Ev?"

Evelyn blinked. "Sure?" she said, somewhat confused.

"Sure, what?" Carrie tested her attentiveness.

Evelyn cleared her throat and sent Joel an amused smile. "Don't worry yourself over it, Joel. Leave it up to luck, or fate or whatever. It'll happen when it should."

"Who's to say it isn't happening as we speak?" Taylor shrugged upon swallowing a hearty mouthful of food. He leaned back in his seat and slung an arm over the back of Carrie's seat and let his other hang off the edge of the seat's edge. He let his head loll to the side slightly. "I mean, who knows, the right girl might be in the immediate vicinity, right?"

"Er...I suppose." Joel blinked, not yet quite getting what Taylor and Carrie were getting at, or even why his love life became the topic of the afternoon.

Carrie was now having difficulty holding back her laughter. She let her head drop back just a little onto Taylor's arm and said to Joel, "What would your idea girl be like, Joel? I might have a friend or two I could set you up with if you like?"

Evelyn expelled a breath, sincerely hoping Carrie was not talking about that Sienna girl who had been draping herself all over James every single time she'd met him.

"Well, I like a girl with an edge, not some plastic bimbo, you get me? I want a girl who's smart, witty, so on and so forth." Joel answered (clearly he'd put some prior thought into his dream girl even BEFORE the topic was so harshly brought up by Carrie).